Top 12 digital marketing tips
for 2022 and beyond

Meta An ever-increasing presence

In the aftermath of '2021, Facebook changed its name to Meta. Consumers generally believe the name change was a response to public relations issues. The move was also strategic semantic marketing, as Facebook is pivoting toward a virtual reality community in which individuals communicate through digital avatars.

It is also becoming more and more common for digital advertising to be incorporated into Metaverse, games and virtual reality experiences.

Eventually, it doesn't seem so far-fetched that everyday people will start to spend more and more time in the metaverse on a daily basis, in the form of virtual advertisements.

Meta’s virtual escape presents businesses and marketers with a unique opportunity to build a rapport with target customers by presenting them with a virtual experience.

In light of the fact that Facebook, now Meta, reaches over 3.6 billion people per month regardless of how we feel about them, it is prudent to prepare ads that will be seen by coveted potential customers in the near future.

Developing a conversational marketing strategy

In the modern world of marketing, formality is becoming less and less important. The essence of conversational marketing is that it is characterized by quality interactions between the marketer and the target audience.

You wouldn't shout, "Buy my stuff!" in an in-person conversation. Conversational marketing through chatbots and social media has rapidly evolved and has become more popular despite not necessarily a breakthrough in the industry.

In recent years, the influx of tech innovation has accelerated the shift in consumer behavior that led to the spike in conversational marketing. Chatbots are playing an increasingly significant role in businesses' interactions with target customers in real time through direct and indirect messages.

Conversations of this nature will naturally grow and become more seamless as the year progresses. With the evolution of customer interactions in '22 and beyond, chatbots and social media conversational marketing will become increasingly important.

Many customers respond positively to chatbots and, in my company's experience, conversational marketing in general in a digital environment. The use of such marketing strategies enhances the brand's relatability, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling dialogue with the customer, increasing conversion rates.

The rise of conversational search and the continued rise of artificial intelligence

Digital marketing could be revolutionized by artificial intelligence in the years to come.

Conversational searches, for instance, allow an individual to verbalize a question and sort through results as a dialogue. Now, we're seeing "Ask me a question, and I'll find an answer." instead of "Pick from these topics."

While most people do not interact with conversational AI on a daily basis, a growing number of people are using tech tools to get information.

When it comes to content marketing, websites and other online footprints that are optimized for such searches enjoy a competitive advantage.

The technology behind search engines has advanced to the point where they can listen to verbal questions, process them, and respond via text or voice.

It is only a matter of time before AI powers voice search technology reaches a mainstream tipping point, when it will become socially normative to search for content, products, services, and pretty much anything else by conversing with machines.

There is a continuing growth in influencer marketing

There is a strong expectation that influencer marketing will exceed $13.8 billion in 2022 and continue to grow in the future.

It is inherent to influencer campaigns that they provide context and relevance since the influencer is endorsing the product they are promoting. B2B brands also continue to embrace influencers — Adobe, SAP, GE and PWC all have harnessed this trend.

LinkedIn has grown dramatically in recent years

As the digital world continues to evolve, LinkedIn continues to be a rising star.

The number of monthly active users and engagements on the platform increases each quarter. The company is also constantly launching new features that help businesses and pages achieve better results.

Marketers should take full advantage of LinkedIn.

As SEO gets more integrated and less of a game, it is less of a game

An integral part of digital marketing, search engine optimization has been around for a long time.

Marketers must instead focus on offering their customers a remarkable and meaningful experience, as search algorithms continue to become smarter and more contextual.

A better user experience should take precedence over SEO for marketers.

In the new social economy, experiences are the new currency

In order to earn social attention and word-of-mouth, businesses still strive to drive word-of-mouth.

For brands to stand out in a noisy advertising landscape, earned media and word-of-mouth are becoming increasingly important.

To earn social media word-of-mouth, marketers should create experiences at every step of their customer interactions.

As digital jobs grow, so does the number of people employed in them

LinkedIn reports that digital skills are in high demand.

Despite the public interest, there is a large gap in skill sets between the number of businesses searching for digital skill sets and the skills available on the market.

Digital upskilling should be a priority for leaders, and marketers should upskill to remain relevant.

Websites are becoming faster and more responsive

Mobile traffic dominates website traffic; however, most websites aren't fully mobile-friendly.

Speed will become more and more important as Google launches Core Web Vitals.

Optimization of websites should be a priority for marketers.

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There is more power in less

Businesses are spread too thin across too many channels due to the explosion of digital marketing options.

The smartest businesses focus on dominating one channel at a time.

Marketing should focus on doing fewer things better by doing fewer things better.

There is still a great deal of importance placed on the foundations

Getting distracted by shiny new digital objects is easy. Marketing professionals enjoy learning about new trends and staying on top of new platforms and technologies.

In reality, most business growth still comes from digital marketing's foundational tools. Make sure you focus on your foundation. When it comes to optimizing your digital execution, optimizing is often more effective than trying out new tools (and getting distracted).